Lamarckian

noun, adj — 2 senses

Lamarckian

noun

UK /ləˈmɑːkɪ.ən/ · US /ləˈmɑɹki.ən/

Etymology From Lamarck + -ian.

1

A supporter or an advocate of Lamarckism.

Even after Darwin began publishing, Spencer remained a Lamarckian, a disciple of an earlier advocate of evolution who believed organisms could pass on acquired characteristics to their offspring.2011, Jeff Riggenbach, Mises Daily, The Real William Graham Sumner:

Lamarckian

adj

Etymology From Lamarck + -ian.

1

Of or pertaining to Lamarckism.

Derived terms: neo-Lamarckian

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